King James Version (KJV)
Luke 19:14
“‹But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this› [man] ‹to reign over us.›”
Verse in context — Luke 19
He said therefore, ‹A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.›
‹And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.›
‹But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this› [man] ‹to reign over us.›
‹And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.›
‹Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.›
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